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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8677375

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1966

REPORTED LOCATIONCambria California

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
25 March 66 26/0340Z Cambria, California
3. SOURCE 0. CONCLUSION
Aircraft (possible) √
Civilian
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
5 Minutes Observer noticed brilliant orange light in the SE which
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION disappeared and reappeared several times. A contrail
was noted. Brightness of I light comparable with that
Ground Visual of aircraft landing lights.
7. COURSE
Observers enomena
SE aircraft.
8. PHOTOS
Yes
No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 9. PHYSIC IDENCE
Yes 1
No mNo 1
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 TDE) Prevlous editlons of ths form may be used. FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editlons of this form mey be used.
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Reference the attached letter from Edmund V. Sawyer regarding
an observation which he made on 25 March 1966. The following
is & suggested reply.
a. Dear Mr
Thank you for your most gracious letter of 3 April 1966.
The description which you gave is excellent. Unfortunately,the
average person is a poor observer; this has been confirmed time
and time again. in controlled experiments. Observations,such as
yours, make our job much easier in identirying the stimulus which
DO FAL B cause such sightings
From information you supplied, an aircraft appears to
be responsible for your observation. The orange color probably
was a result o twilight glow causing eflection off the
aircraft.Be mimutes after sunset, the twilight
glow reaches a beight of 15 - 20 degrees The horizontal stripes
become orange, yellow and greenish in This could
account for tbe brilliant orange color.
ORIGINATOR
TDEW/UFO MAJH JR
N.H.Peh
DATED 266
Z TDEW

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had a large point where light been last seen,
and thus had tl We searched
for the light five minutes without success, although we
projected contrail with time allowances. estimated the altitude
and azimuth; direction and length of returned
to Cambria nes Inn.
The I light did not abruptly turn off
conditions in a narrow area and a crew turned
light several times to observe bits of growing mis plane ran
through th the burst of co perh
used an afterburner. I canno explain the brilliant Y lor.

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LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA
3 April 66
United States Air Force
Unidentified Flying Objects Section
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
The enclosed report
explained by
Some Some unusual unusual aspects aspec pnenomenon
may make the report repor ling.
Yours Yourst truly,
EVS:dk
Enc.

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Dear Mr
Thank you for your recent letter regarding 3 your aerial
observation on March 25, 1966. Observations such as yours
make our job much easier in identifying the stimulus which
cause such sightings.
From the information you supplied, an aircraft appears to
be responsible for your observation. The orange color probably
was a regult of the twilight glow causing a reflection off the
aircraft. Between h5 to 60 minutes after sunset, the twilight
glow reaches to a height of 15 to 20 degrees. The horizontal
stripes become orange, and green in that order. This
could account for
Thank you for rvation to the Air Force.
Sincerely,
La Jolla, Califorila
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